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The
Courses Available for Spring 2005 include
ENGL BC3119y: Screenwriting.
A practical workshop in dramatic writing for the screen. Through a
series of creative writing exercises, script analysis, and scene
work, students explore and develop the basic principles of
screenwriting. Either a polished short film script or a preliminary
draft of a feature screenplay is the final project. (Preference
given to students concentrating in film. Does not count as a course
for those concentrating in writing.)— M. Regan. 3 pts. M
11:00-12:50.
ENGL BC3140.3: Topics in
Literature and Film: Memory and Forgetting. 3pts.
An experimental course that links literature to painting,
photography and film, as well as texts in psychology (Freudian
trauma theory and recovered memory). We will explore the role of
personal and cultural memory in the creative process through key
examples from the medieval "memory room" to the work of
Alain of Resnais.—R. Hamilton and H. Schulze. 3pts.
T Th
4:10-5:25.
ENGL BC3140.4y:
Topics in American Literature and Film: War
and Propaganda.
The
course examines the role of American film-makers in dramatizing,
promoting and critiquing America's participation in the military
conflicts of the past sixty years. From the gung-ho patriotism of
Howard Hawks' SGT YORK to the calculated cynicism of Barry
Levinson's WAG THE DOG, we explore shifting political realities and
cultural expectations: How do they shape the artistic perspectives
that materialize during specific eras, from World War II to the war
on terrorism?—D. McKenna.
3pts.
T 6:10-10:00.
ENGL 3200y: Film Production.
An
exploration of basic narrative tools at the filmmaker's disposal,
with a particular emphasis on camera work and editing.
Examines basic cinematic syntax that provides a foundation for
storytelling on the screen.—L. Engel. 3 pts. x: T
10:00-1:00, y: M 1:00-4:00.
Prerequisite: ENGL BC 3201x and permission of the
instructor. Sophomore standing. ENROLLMENT LIMITED TO 12
STUDENTS. Students
must send a one-page application to the instructor via e-mail (lbe1@Columbia.edu)
explaining why the student wishes to take the course, the foundation
work (whether academic or work-related) in film, video, the arts,
etc. the student has had, and any final project the student may have
in mind. They should also include their affiliation, year of
graduation and major or concentration.
ENGL BC3998.2: Film: The Man in the Crowd/Woman
of the Streets
An
exploration of 19th- and 20th-century formulations of the masses,
the public, the people, the social nebulae, and the individual as
conceived in relation to them in novels, stories, and films.
Readings include works by Dickens, Gissing, Poe, Sinclair Lewis, Dos
Passos, Nathanael West; films by Vidor, Chaplin, Capra, and others;
and some readings in early sociology on mass psychology, conformity,
and theories of the crowd.—M. Spiegel. Th 4:10-6:00. Written
permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to seniors.
4 pts.
At Columbia:
FILM W3001: Introduction to the Study and Theory of Film. 3 pts.
Lecture and discussion. Priority given to declared film majors.
Basic principles of film study--film aesthetics (mise-en-scene,
cinematography, editing, sound); film history (interaction of
historical, economic, ideological, and technological determinants);
film theory (realism, cinema specificity, relationship of film to
other arts); and film criticism (feminist, Marxist, structuralist,
semiotic, psychoanalytic, auteurist, and generic approaches).
Discussion Section Required. - Jameel U Khaja. M 10am-1:45pm.
FILM W
3005: Laboratory in Screenwriting.
Prerequisites: FILM R4005.
For film majors only. Exercises in the writing of film scripts. -
Lisa M Tarchak and Scott R Halvorson. 3 pts. 10am-1pm.
FILM W3051:
Lab in Nonfiction Filmmaking. 3 pts.
Prerequisites:
FILM W3050. Fee: $50. - Brett C Levner. M 10am-1pm.
FILM W3054: Lab in
Fiction Filmmaking.
Prerequisites: FILM 4098.
3 pts.
Section 1: Tobin W
Addington. W 10:00am-1:00pm
Section 2: Michael J Connors. Th 6-9pm.
FILM W3100: Introduction
to Genre Study: American Film History 1930-1960.
Priority given to Film Majors. -Annette Insdorf. 3pts. W
1:45-5pm
FILM W3202: International Film History, 1930-1960.
Prerequisites: FILM W3001. Film screening,
lecture, and discussion. Priority given to declared film majors.
Fee: $50. Stylistic and thematic development from the dawn of the
sound film through World War II and beyond in German, French,
Italian, Japanese, and Scandinavian cinema. Key works by Pagnol,
Renoir, Lang, Vigo, Rossellini, Dreyer, Ophnls, Fellini, Bergman,
Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, and Ozu. Discussion Section Required. -
Richard A Pena time. 3 pts. M 2-5:45pm.
FILM W3500: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
--David J Sterritt. 3 pts.
FILM W
3851: Senior Seminar in Screenwriting: Narrative Strat-Screenwriting. 3 pts.
Prerequisites: FILM W3001, W3005, and R4005. A seminar
for senior film majors. - David
McKenna. 3pts.T 2:00-5:00pm.
FILM W4145:
Topics in World Cinema: China.
Prerequisite: FILM W3001.
-Richard A Pena. 3pts. Th 6:00am-10:00pm.
FILM R4138: AUTEUR STUDY: Philip Kaufman
--Annette Insdorf. 3 pts. Th 2-5:45pm.
FILM
W4220: History of the Producer.
Prerequisite: FILM 3001. -Leon D Falk. 3pts. Th 10-1:45
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